Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderColumbiformes
- FamilyColumbidae (Pigeons and Doves)
- GenusColumba (Typical Old World Pigeons)
- SpeciesColumba guinea (Speckled Pigeon)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
African Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
LADO
Spilopelia senegalensis
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Pigeon in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Speckled Pigeon sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Pigeon in Murchison Falls National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Pigeon in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.